Enterprise Project & Fab Leader

EMCOR Construction Services, Inc.•McLean, VA

11d•$175,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

EMCOR Construction Services (ECS) seeks an Enterprise Project & Fab Leader. This individual is a highly respected professional and mentor with strong field credibility, possessing demonstrated Prefabrication & Fabrication expertise in Mechanical piping, Plumbing, Sheet metal/HVAC, and prior experience in Project Executive, Operations Management, or Fabrication/Prefab leadership roles. The role involves routine oversight and mentoring of an assigned selection of operating companies. ECS HQ is based in McLean, Virginia, but candidates in other locations meeting the requirements may be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction or related areas of study or field experience.
Minimum of 10-15 years experience in Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Sheet Metal/HVAC.
Prior experience as a Project Executive, Operations Manager, Fabrication/Prefab Leader or Senior Project leader working for a $100 million+ contractor.
Successful leadership of larger projects specializing in Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Sheet Metal/HVAC work.
Market/Sector experience managing Data Centers/Mission Critical, Advanced Manufacturing/Semiconductor, Large Healthcare, Complex Commercial Construction projects.
Demonstrated Prefabrication & Fabrication expertise.
Demonstrated working knowledge and understanding of integrated fabrication strategies.
Demonstrated System & Technical Competency evaluating and improving project controls systems, cost tracking and forecasting methods, productivity measurement approaches, labor planning, fabrication shop workflows, prefab integration into field operations, schedule management discipline and change order management processes.
Experience with project execution playbook development that streamlines workflows and standardizes processes for project or fabrication operations in the construction industry.
Proven track record of leading projects while maintaining a commitment to Ethics and Safety.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications.
Experience with Accubid, Procore, Bluebeam or other construction software.
Familiarity with construction/financial software packages.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, cooperate, and collaborate with multiple levels of customers, employees, unions, government agencies, vendors and suppliers, and other contractor organizations.

Nice To Haves

Fire Protection experience a plus.
Experience managing large, complex multi-trade projects is strongly preferred.
Exposure to high-reliability environments (schedule + quality critical) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Visit operating companies to assess and support project teams and fabrication processes (up to 40%-50% travel).
Assess execution rigor and field performance.
Support operating companies with turnaround situations where execution is the issue.
Help operating companies enhance productivity and predictability in the field.
Strengthen prefabrication and fabrication integration.
Mentor and provide guidance on local projects or fabrication shops.
Evaluate and support operating company project teams and fabrication operations with improving project control systems.
Participate in activities to support faster stabilization of new acquisitions.
Transfer best practices across operating companies.
Develop a project execution playbook that embraces autonomous processes while maintaining common standards to serve as a roadmap from procurement to completion, emphasizing project forecasting accuracy, project margin predictability and stronger prefab utilization where appropriate, to ensure projects remain on budget and on schedule.
Understand when prefab adds value and when it does not.
Improve coordination between fab shop and field teams.
Evaluate shop productivity and workflow and support operating companies with improving processes.
Strengthen material flow and readiness.
Align prefab strategy with estimating and procurement.
Ensure installation teams are prepared for prefab integration.
Assess and support operating companies with project and fabrication cost tracking and forecasting methods.
Evaluate and support operating company project teams and fabrication operations with productivity measurement approaches.
Support project teams and fabrication operations with labor planning and crew sizing.
Assess and assist operating companies with developing/improving fabrication shop workflows.
Support fabrication operations with prefab integration into field operations.
Evaluate and support project teams and fabrication operations with schedule management discipline.
Assess operating company change order management processes and identify opportunities for improvement of processes.
Support project teams and fabrication operations with field reporting and communication cadence.